How-Tos on Resin & Mixed Media

Show your love for your planet by crafting this necklace and earring set, featuring an image of the Earth in a heart-shaped pendant and on matching earrings.

Lacy's Stiff Stuff™ is a favorite base for bead embroidery, especially seed beads. Here are some helpful tips and tricks to making the most of this material.

Create a framed resin pendant—like a window into another place or time—using photo-illustrated instructions by jewelry-making expert Tammy Honaman.

Gilders Paste is a professional wax-based medium that can be mixed and layered for an endless color palette that won't fade. Learn how with this informative article.

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Mixed media artist extraordinaire Lisa Pavelka shows you how easy and fun it is to create a mosaic by placing beads in Apoxie® Sculpt, the jewelry clay that is also an adhesive.

Follow along with award-winning artist Lisa Pavelka to create an iridescent image transfer pendant in this step-by-step jewelry project using Fimo® Professional polymer clay, craft foils and waterslide transfers.

Discover the perfect harmony of Czech glass and a dragonfly-adorned brass button, elegantly intertwined with anodized aluminum gold chain and woven cord in this enchanting bracelet.

See how you can use Magic-Glos® UV resin in open, backless jewelry settings to create layered collages as prominent mixed media artist Lisa Pavelka walks you through this step-by-step jewelry-making project.

Renowned mixed-media artist Lisa Pavelka shows you step by step how to make this steampunk pendant using a bezel setting, texture stamps, polymer clay and Magic-Glos® resin.

2-part epoxy is a versatile medium. Not only is it a glue that will join two things together, it can be molded, shaped, textured and used to create stunning designs.

Simple crystal pearl drops on Gossamer® chain and sterling silver ear wires compose a clean, timeless set ideal for any ensemble.

Create a fun collage pendant with craft foils on polymer clay and jewelry resin (Magic-Glos® UV resin) as you follow along with step-by-step instructions by prominent mixed media artist Lisa Pavelka in this jewelry-making tutorial.

Love the look of resin, but aren’t sure how to get started? Tammy Honaman demonstrates the beginning processes of resin in this video tutorial.

Make your own gemstone inlay pendant by watching this quick how-to video.

Looking for a surface sealant to use on your jewelry projects? Watch as Chris explains some of the most popular jewelry sealants to help you get exactly what you need.

Casting with resin is easy and fun with flexible, silicone molds. Learn how to use these faceted molds to create personalized three-dimensional drops, pendants, wire-wrapping elements and more.

Make an antique-style pair of earrings with acrylic beads and Swellegant! metal coating. Re-creating this design is a snap with these instructions.

Ruby chips in settings create the appearance of a rock garden, decorative planter or colorful creek bed. This calming appearance makes this set ideal for stressful days.

Create personalized pendants to hang from chain with waterslide transfers.

Peridot chips dangling within elegant curved frames call out to East Asian architecture and design, forming a set that's both aesthetically and symbolically pleasing.

Show your feminine strength and love of literary quotes with this beautiful jewely set.

Want to make replicas of some of your unique stations or duplicate hard-to-find vintage buttons.? Learn how to use molding compound to recreate even fragile items.

This bracelet offers breathtaking sparkle in a simple, easy-to-create design. Bright gold elements paired with pink cord give a modern take on a classic color scheme.